MINUTES Boardof DirectorsMeeting
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Board of Directors: GregHarper,Vice Fresident,(DirectorWardll) DoforesJaquez,DirectorWardlll DennisHavashi.DirectorWard lV
Joe Wallace,President(DirectorWard l) DirectorWardV Joe Bischofberger, RebeccaKaplan,Directorat Large H. E. ChristianPeeples'Directo1?t-Leryq
GostaTransitDistrictBoardof Directorsheld a regularmeetingon The Alameda-Contra Wednesday,February16, 2005. The meetingwas called to order at 3:50 p.m. with PresidentWallacepresiding. Roll Call Uponcall of the roll,the followingBoardmembersrespondedwith their names:Directors Peeples,Vice PresidentHarper,PresidentWallace- 7 Jaquez,Hayashi,Bischofberger, Direstor$absent:DirectorKaplan- 1 PublicGomment No publiccommentwas offered. ConsentCalendar byonemotion/one Calendar areconsidered to beroutineandmaybeenacted ItemslistedundertheConsent Calendar and willbeconsidered removed from the Consent is desired, anitemmaybe vote. lf discussion individually. to approvethe ConsentCalendar,ltems 1 and 2, as MOTION;PEEPLES/HARPER presented(6-0-0-1) Ayes: Noes: Abstain: Absent:
DirectorPeeples,Vice PresidentHarper,DirectotsJaquez,Hayashi, Bischofberger,FresidentWallace- 6 None-O None- 0 DirectorKaplan- 1
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Planning Gommiftee (February 2, 2005 meeting) recommendations: ReceivePlanningGommitteeminutesof January5, 2005.
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Board Matters; ConsiderapprovingBoardminutesof February2, 2005.
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RegularGalendar 3.
Exbrnal Affairs Gommittee(February{6, 2005meeting}. Gonsiderverbal reportsfrom the Chair of the HxtemalAffairs Committeeon to PolicyNo.100,the Boardmaytakeactionon legislative matters(Note:Pursuant legislative mattersrequiringimmediate action. ) to $upport ACA 'l (Plescia) Transportation tflOTlON:PEEPLE$/WALLACE InvestmentFund:Woulddeleteprovisionauthorizing the Governor/Legislature to suspendthe transferof Proposition42 funds from the GeneralFund to the Investment Fund. Transportation MOTION:PEEPLE$rFIAYA$HI to $uppoil ACA 7 (Nation) Local Govemment Taxation:l/Vouldamendthe Constitution to allowa city,countyor specialdistristto imposea epecialtax with55%voterapproval. to tlUabhAB 54 (Mctood| $tateProperty:Would illOTlON:PEEPLESTWALLACE requireGeneral$ervicasto updatethe statewldeinventoryof real propertyby January1,ofeachyear. ilOTION: PEEPLESTWALLACE to Watch SB Sg (Battln) $tate real property: Reviewof the statewideinventoryof real propertywouldnow includeproperties pwnedby Caltransthat are cunontlyexempt. All right-of-way currentlyownedby of the Saltranswould be at risk of being sold upon the recommendation Commission. to Wetch SR E (Torlakaon) Relative to MOTIOH: PEEPLE$/HAYASHI Transportation and Housing:$tates that the Senateplacesa high priorityon improvingaccess to housing and reducingtraffic congestionby promoting and otherpoliciesthat allowpeopleto live affordablehousing,infilldevelopment, closerto theirworkplacas.
4.
Report on ac{ion(s) taken during Closed Session twill be reportedafter theconclusion ofClosed $ession.l Theruwae nothingto report
Board/$taffGomments(GovemmentCode$ection54984.21 AgendaPlanning President lllallace recessedthe meetingat 4;0$ p.m. to convenethe Financing Corporationmeeting. The Board of Directort reconyenedat 4:10 p.m., whereupon to Closed$essionto discussthe GeneralGounselannounedthatthe Boardis adjouming itemslistedon the agenda.
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t cLosED $E$SION: Conferencewith Legal Counsel- PotentialLitigation
GodeSection54956.9$ubdivision(b) (1) One Gase {Government
Conferencewith Legal Counsel- ExietingLitigatlon
(a)) (Government CodeSection54956.9Subdivision
- Decenber2004) Report(October Litioation Quarterlv
AC$C No.801522-0(FallonSt.) AC Transit,et al. v. Calif.Dept.of Transportation, No.C01-2388$l S. Banks,et al. v. AC Transit,U.$. Dist.Ct. (No.Cal.Dist.), (Fallon$t.) E, Williamsv. AC Transit,et el.,AC$C No.2002-068133 (Fallon St.) AC$CNo.RG03-121015 Dowdellv.AC Transit, (FallonSt.) L. Edwardsv. AC Transit,AC$C No. RG04177456 (Fallon$t.) v. AC Transit),ACSCNo.RG03-132317 C. Douglasv. ATU(& Cross-Action (Fallon$t.) R. Wilkersonv. AC Transit,ACSCNo.RG04-153195 (Fallon$t.) L. Brownv. AC Transit,ACSCNo. RG04-180332 No.C044879MMC R. Johnsonv, AC Transit,U.S.Dist.Ct.(No.Cal.Dist.), (Fallon$t.) Freed/Craigv. AC Trensit,AC$C No. 2002-06'1422 (FallonSt.) Freedv. AC Transit,ACSCNo.2002-076321 (Hayward) No. HG03-095687 Transit, ACSC Collinsv. AC (Fallon St.) RG04-183250 No. AC$C Williams, et al., J. (Washington $t.) WG03-114529 No. Robinson, ACSC $, Claimsof Neely(04-0132)and Beeks(04-1185) (Hayward) Livable$treetsNetwork,et al. v. AC Transit,ACSCNo. RG03-086477 (Hayward). AgainstBig DieselBusesv. AC Transit,ACSCNo.RG04-145607 67 Neighbors CodeSection54957.6) Gonference with Labor: (Government GeneralManager Agency Negotiator: Paratransit,Locel 192,ATU Local 192, EmployeeOrganization: AFSCME,Local3916;IBEW,Local 1245
EmPloyees Unrepresented AgencyNegotiator: EmployeeOrganization:
RichardWhitmore,LiebertCassidyWhitmore Boardfficers
549$7) CodeSection Public Employee Performance Evaluation: (Gwernment Title: GeneralManager Title: GeneralGounsel Title: DistrictSecretary Adjournment There being no further business to come before the Board of Directors,the meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Board is scheduled for
March2, 2005,at 2:00p.m. Wednesday,
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Respectfu Ily submitted,
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